Gateway Mission in The News…In collaboration with the Holland Area Arts Council, the Gateway Spoon will be hosting a series of artist showcases at the restaurant, highlighting this season’s feature artist. Executive Director of Gateway Mission, Jay Riemersma, and Holland Area Arts Council Executive …
Gateway Mission in The News…In honor of the Super Bowl, Executive Director Jay Riemersma had the pleasure of being a guest on Wood TV’s Daybreak show with Brittany Flowers. He had the opportunity to reflect on his NFL football career and also share Gateway Mission’s “hand-up” philosophy. Gateway …
Gateway Mission in The News…Executive Director, Jay Riemersma had the honor of being a guest on Wood TV’s eightWest show and shared with the community Gateway Mission’s “hand-up” philosophy. Gateway Mission is grateful for the opportunity to share hope to our community through the news! You can see …
Gateway Mission in the news…Those facing home and food insecurity may be wondering what services are available with temperatures dropping and a snowstorm coming to West Michigan. At Gateway Mission, we are providing emergency shelter and food for families in need 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For …
Volunteers serve the guests and staff at Gateway Mission in many capacities. One volunteer saw the need to love people through the gift of a cozy place to rest. And she has done just that. Over the years, Mary and a sewing group called Sewing with a Purpose, have provided hundreds of pillows and …
We offer varying programs and resources to help our guests discover the hope and future that is possible. From short-term emergency services to long-term life-changing programs, we help hurting people discover a life of dignity and renewed purpose. We have Emergency Services providing for the …
What are some ways that we can walk with those in poverty? We must first recognize that it is messy – to enter into someone’s traumatic experiences can be scary. As we learned in the previous post, it is important to discern visible poverty and invisible poverty. By addressing the invisible poverty …
They are real people who often have horror stories of trauma and abandonment. A better term to describe the homeless could be “relation less” rather than homeless. This situation could be your very own mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandmothers, and grandfathers. You could be …
Anyone can fall into poverty through oppression, injustice, addictions, natural disasters, a traumatic past, a lack of skills, or generational learned helplessness. Some folks need to reconnect with loved-ones, others need help with financial planning and management. There is no one-size-fits all …
In discussions surrounding homelessness, this topic is often the underlying cause. People would agree that the homeless are a straightforward illusion of poverty. Poor generally means economic or material poverty and has the characteristics of inadequate food, unable to support oneself, …